Kawah sikidang “Kawah” means crater. “Sikidang” means deer.
Even though it is not active, there are many sulfur mines which moves from one
part of the mountain to another, hence the name deer.
Dieng Plateau is a region with small hindu temples. There
were originally 800 small temples built, however, there are only 8 remaining.
Each of the temple is dedicated to one the Gods in the Hindu story Mahabarata.
Mount Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in the Java
Island. There were some fatal eruptions in 2006 and 2010 causing great
destruction for the people who were living in the flanks of the mountain. When
I went to visit the mountain, pretty much everything was destroyed and the
place was deserted. We had to take a jeep to get to the foot of the mountain
since regular vehicles will be damaged in the process of getting there.
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| Got to drive the jeep for a bit |
There was a house filled with damaged things. And it wasn’t a pretty sight. Reminded me of how blessed I am.
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| Mount Merapi |
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| This is was the path we had to take. |
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| A bunker at the foot of the mountain. It wasn't a very good bunker because 6 people died during the last eruption |
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